Name: Fairview Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower with Leans taking the larger loss. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Trade was active with moderate to good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,699	115.39	1,961	23
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,328	162.40	2,157	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	105.26	1,627	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	96.37	1,221	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	80.87	932	37
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,760	141.50	2,490	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	131.00	1,480	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,298	187.78	2,437	72
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,057	171.41	1,812	12
Heifers	Select	Average	940	137.91	1,297	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	186.97	2,636	172
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,174	175.67	2,062	38
Steers	Standard	Average	1,545	161.00	2,487	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	99.27/cwt	72.50–104.50	1,471	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,083	120.66/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Select	—	903	111.15/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,004	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,291	178.45/cwt	168.00–182.50	2,304	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	95.10/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,058	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	84.13/cwt	80.00–91.50	990	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	117.88/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,025	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,328	162.40/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,157	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,415	188.03/cwt	183.50–193.50	2,661	150
Steers	Standard	—	1,545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	72.44/cwt	57.50–79.00	825	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	108.87/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,720	31
Steers	Choice	—	1,340	180.08/cwt	176.00–182.50	2,413	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,057	171.41/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,812	12
Dairy Steers	Standard	—	1,760	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	2,490	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,299	189.29/cwt	183.50–193.50	2,459	62
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	965	155.75/cwt	145.00–174.00	1,503	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,174	175.67/cwt	140.00–182.50	2,062	38
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,725	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,035	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	99.40/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,272	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	87.27/cwt	57.50–93.50	1,092	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	107.89/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,391	9
Bulls	—	—	1,647	101.34/cwt	87.00–113.00	1,669	10
Bulls	—	—	1,513	130.76/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,807	124.83/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,256	10

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL

Tue Jun 20, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Springfield, IL (LS-GX)

Receipts 579Last week 440Year ago 211

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,482	72.50–104.50	99.27
3	—	1,718	117.00–119.00	117.88
31	—	1,580	105.00–116.00	108.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	105.00–129.00	120.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,112	93.00–97.00	95.10
17	—	1,177	80.00–91.50	84.13
15	—	1,139	57.50–79.00	72.44
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	155.00–170.00	162.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,280	94.00–105.00	99.40
48	—	1,251	57.50–93.50	87.27
9	—	1,289	106.00–110.00	107.89
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	110.00–112.50	111.15
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	168.00–182.50	178.45
62	—	1,299	183.50–193.50	189.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,057	150.00–180.00	171.41
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	145.00–174.00	155.75
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,415	183.50–193.50	188.03
20	—	1,340	176.00–182.50	180.08
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	161.00	161.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,174	140.00–182.50	175.67
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	174.00–178.00	175.96
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	141.50	141.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,647	87.00–113.00	101.34
3	—	1,513	130.00–132.50	130.76
10	—	1,807	121.00–128.00	124.83

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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